Comments on: Parenting tips from an industry expert http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/09/02/parenting-tips-from-an-industry-expert/ Exploring the value of games-as-iconography in art, literature, and popular culture Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:01:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Chris Person http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/09/02/parenting-tips-from-an-industry-expert/#comment-484 Chris Person Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:17:32 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=364#comment-484 I wasn't making fun! And if I was oversharing my immediate medical history, you would know that I DIDN'T break my ankle that second time, but just twisted it to the point where I heard it crunch and bleed and hurt and I had to confirm it with an X-ray. After all, if I broke it how could I take video of Pipboys dancing to Apiril Rain? If I was mocking anything, it's the cryptic nature of the "Something" in question. What ever could it be? "A watermellon perhaps? Someone's Head?A Tootsie Roll Pop? THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW! I wasn’t making fun! And if I was oversharing my immediate medical history, you would know that I DIDN’T break my ankle that second time, but just twisted it to the point where I heard it crunch and bleed and hurt and I had to confirm it with an X-ray. After all, if I broke it how could I take video of Pipboys dancing to Apiril Rain?

If I was mocking anything, it’s the cryptic nature of the “Something” in question. What ever could it be? “A watermellon perhaps? Someone’s Head?A Tootsie Roll Pop?

THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW!

]]> By: librarian http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/09/02/parenting-tips-from-an-industry-expert/#comment-460 librarian Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:46:37 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=364#comment-460 It was touch-and-go for awhile there, but I persevered. No, but seriously, the doc said, "I think something ruptured," and I was just like, "_NO KIDDING_." And sure enough! *edit*: One more thing. Should you really be making fun of my immediate medical history, Mr. Somehow-Broke-His-Leg-Twice-in-a-Row? I ask you. It was touch-and-go for awhile there, but I persevered. No, but seriously, the doc said, “I think something ruptured,” and I was just like, “NO KIDDING.” And sure enough!

edit: One more thing. Should you really be making fun of my immediate medical history, Mr. Somehow-Broke-His-Leg-Twice-in-a-Row? I ask you.

]]> By: Chris Person http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/09/02/parenting-tips-from-an-industry-expert/#comment-458 Chris Person Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:42:31 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=364#comment-458 Oh man, I totally relate. Like, this one time when I was in the intensive care unit, coughing up blood while trying keep my liver from shutting down and I totally saw this dude with leveling his pollywhirl. I was gonna be like "Bitch, I'll take you out" but my battery was low and my muscles were starting to calcify from Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva and I remembered I left my copy of Diamond at home. Seriously though, I'm convinced you're blogging from the afterlife. Oh man, I totally relate. Like, this one time when I was in the intensive care unit, coughing up blood while trying keep my liver from shutting down and I totally saw this dude with leveling his pollywhirl. I was gonna be like “Bitch, I’ll take you out” but my battery was low and my muscles were starting to calcify from Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva and I remembered I left my copy of Diamond at home.

Seriously though, I’m convinced you’re blogging from the afterlife.

]]> By: librarian http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/09/02/parenting-tips-from-an-industry-expert/#comment-457 librarian Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:58:45 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=364#comment-457 Ha, yes. I googled the quote after I'd posted it, and it seems as though it was the bottle-this-and-sell-it soundbyte of the panel, if not the entire convention. Regarding pictochat at inappropriate times: Recently in the ER, I almost asked someone if he wanted to pictochat, since he had his DS out and I had mine and I was bored. But then he started coughing all over everything, and at that point I really didn't want to approach him. Ha, yes. I googled the quote after I’d posted it, and it seems as though it was the bottle-this-and-sell-it soundbyte of the panel, if not the entire convention.

Regarding pictochat at inappropriate times: Recently in the ER, I almost asked someone if he wanted to pictochat, since he had his DS out and I had mine and I was bored. But then he started coughing all over everything, and at that point I really didn’t want to approach him.

]]> By: Chris Person http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/09/02/parenting-tips-from-an-industry-expert/#comment-454 Chris Person Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:10:29 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=364#comment-454 I love how everyone collectively took that one joke comment as the takeaway of the whole panel. I also loved how during this intense, serious discussion on sex and violence, a handful of people were picto-chatting very naughty things. I love how everyone collectively took that one joke comment as the takeaway of the whole panel.

I also loved how during this intense, serious discussion on sex and violence, a handful of people were picto-chatting very naughty things.

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